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A short collection of tweets describing what anxiety feels like.

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#ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike

Sarah Fader @TheSarahFader I don’t hear from my friend for a day. My thought – they don’t wan to be my friend anymore. #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike 2:09 PM – 3 Mar 2017

Sakinah @TheMuslimHippie #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike  Being nervous & having butterflies for no reason. Not knowing if this will turn into a panic attack or fizzle out 9:04 AM – 24 Feb 2017

Liz Nanney @anoddchhild Checking traffic reports bc a friend’s rate & didn’t call & you’re 100 % sure they’re dead or hate you. #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike 2:12 PM – 18 Feb 2017

ThedepressedTardigra @ThesadTardigrad Constantly wanting to make sure everyones happy #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike  1:12 PM – 18 Feb 2017

jamie ™️  @daydreamjamie Make your 2-minute phone call. Lay in bed analyzing it for an hour after. #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike 9:18 AM – 18 Feb 2017

Josh @UnitedAs1Voice Sometimes I get anxious about being anxious, nervous about being nervous. #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike 1:30 PM – 5 March 2017

Kim McCarthy @seekingrest Body shaking, wanting to crawl into a ball and hide in the corner. #thisiswhatanxeityfeelslike 2:17 PM – 5 March 2017

Keep Fit and Smile! @seetheskylight Thinking that every suddenly stopped conversation was about you & that you’ve done something wrong all the time#ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike  5:53 AM – 24 Feb 2017

Sarah Fader @TheSarahFader #ThisIsWhatAnxeityFeelsLike When you feel like a shitty friend even though there is no evidence to prove this. 2:50 PM – 22 Feb 2017

Special thanks to Sarah Fader for launching this hashtag.

Originally published: March 16, 2017
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